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Small Craft Advisory 142, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 16, 2021, 3:35 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2021, 3:35 PM AKST (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2021, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
477 FZAK51 PAFC 170035 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-171300- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the Western Gulf Tue afternoon, then moves to the north Gulf Coast and Central Gulf Wed morning. The front then remains nearly stationary over the Central Gulf through Thurs morning. A 967 mb low 140 nm southwest of Sitka Thu morning moves to 100 nm west of Sitka at 966 mb Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-171300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-171300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-171300- Resurrection Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-171300- Prince William Sound- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-171300- Port Valdez- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-171300- Valdez Narrows- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-171300- Valdez Arm- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-171300- Passage Canal- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-171300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-171300- Barren Islands East- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-171300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Varaible wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-171300- Chiniak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-171300- Marmot Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-171300- Shelikof Strait- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-171300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-171300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-171300- Kachemak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:24 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:09 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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